Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-08-04
WILL NOT OPEN.
It Has Been Decided Not
To Open The Peach
Exchange.

about the little brown painted open
building, on the Buck property, for
the remainder of the season, and the
musical voice of an auctioneer will not
be heard crying sale of a load of
peaches to some representative of COM
mission houses from some of the larger
cities. The reason for this is because
of the great failure in the crop of
peaches.
This action was decided upon by a
meeting of the Directors of the Peach
Exchange, held in the Office of Garri-
son & Minch, yesterday afternoon.
Secretary B. H. Minch had sent notices
out to the Directors to meet in Execu
tive session in the office above men
toned. Only six of the members were
present, owing probably to the storm.
The meeting was called to order, and
in the absence of President Isaac
Smalley, Thos. E. Hunt, of Greenwich,
was made chairman of the meeting.
He stated that the object of the meet
ing was to consider the propriety of
opening the Exchange this season,
owing to the scarcity of peaches. The
question of how many peaches would
be raised, was brought up. The gem
eral impression was that the crop
would be very poor. Mr.. Hunt, of
Greenwich, said that he only spoke
from common report, and without any
thorough knowledge, but in his
opinion, the crop of Greenwich town
ship would be between five and eight
thousand baskets, and that would not
be quarter of the usual crop.
Bacon's Neck, he said, would turn out
no peaches at all. Hopewell town
ship was reported as having about
5000 baskets of peaches this season.
The other peach growing districts
gave but poor reports. The cause
given for the terrible falling off of the
crop of the luscious fruit, was on ac-
count of the damp weather and late
frost in the spring.
Mr.. Fithian, of Hopewell, said that
he did not think it would benefit the
Exchange in any way to open it for
business, and then have buyers come
here with nothing to offer them.
Secretary Minch said that he had
received letters from commission men
all over the country, and they in
tended to come if the house was
opened.
Mr.. Chas. S. Fithian, of Bridgeton,
said that the usual crop of peaches in
this county amounted to 100000
baskets, while this year the crop would
not approximate $4,000 baskets. In
his opinion it would be well to open
the Exchange, and send commission
men word, and explain to them the
true state of affairs.
Mr.. Hunt was of the opinion that
the Exchange should not be opened.
He thought that the commission men
would come here and endeavor to buy
up the orchards, anyway.
Mr.. Fithian, of Hopewell, made a
motion, (which was unanimously car
ried. 1t was as follows:-That owing
to the poor crop of peaches, the Ex-
change should not be opened this sea-
son, and the Secretary be instructed
! to notify by circular the commission
men of the country.
Secretary Minch reported that the
debts incurred by the Society in the
erection of the building, and in print
ing, etc.. had all been paid, and there
was yet surplus in the treasury. The
cost of the erection of the entire build
ing amounted to s175.
Mr.. Garrison, of the committee on
securing peach baskets, reported that
he had received orders for $4,000
baskets, and ordered $4,000 from New
ark. Since the arrival of the baskets
they had all been spoken for, and only
about 1000 of them remained in the
yard.
A vote of thanks of the Exchange
was extended to Garrison " Minch for
their trouble in handling the baskets.
No other business presenting itself,
the meeting, on motion, adjourned.
After the meeting several OF those
present went down and looked at the
building which had been built for the
Exchange, and seemed greatly pleased
with it.
The steamer champion" has been
secured to ply between this city and
Philadelphia. The managers of the
boat have a number of excursions on
hand, but if they can secure another
boat to take them, they will keep the
''Champion" here when it comes to
take the German excursion, on the
10th inst. Otherwise the boat will
commence regular trips the latter part
of the month, and will run until late
in the Fall.